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Join Us at the TiPS Technology Adoption Festival 2025
12th – 16th May 2025
We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate with us as we host our second Technology Adoption Festival! This year’s event focusses on practical steps professional service firms can take to accelerate digital and technological adoption in their everyday operations.
This week-long festival will feature a dynamic mix of online events, including engaging sessions with esteemed experts from both industry and academia. And the best part? All events are free!
Whether you’re part of a professional service firm, a tech start-up, a consultancy, or in an advisory role—or perhaps you’re an academic, a funder, or a member of a professional body—this festival has something for you! If you’re passionate about AI and technology adoption, we can’t wait to share with you everything we’ve learned during the last two years in the TiPS Innovation Adoption Accelerator.
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Festival Agenda
Monday 12th May
12.30 – 14:00
Take a step back: the business purpose of technology and innovation, with…
- Alistair Brisbourne, Head of Technology, ACCA
- Katy Mason, PVC & Dean of Salford Business School
- Peter Masters, Director, Tolvern Tax Advisors and Accountants
- Martin Spring, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
- Catriona Wolfenden, Product and Innovation Director, Weightmans
Tuesday 13th May
12:30 – 13:30
The solution is already on your desk! with…
- James Grice, Head of Innovation and AI, Lawfront
- Maya Grozin, Partner Manager at Synapx
- Daniel (Dan) Jenkins, Founder, Emmi AI
- Tzameret Rubin, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management
- Derek Southall, Founder and CEO, Hyperscale Group Limited
Wednesday 14th May
12:00 – 13:30
Create the conditions for adoption with…
- James Faulconbridge, Associate Dean (Resources) & Deputy Dean, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
- Martin Hasler, Innovation Manager, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
- Claire Hui Bon Hoa, Trainee Solicitor at Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
- David Hymers, IT Director, Wedlake Bell
- Cara Molyneux, Senior Research Associate, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
- Robyn Savage, Director of Customer Experience, Orbital Witness
- Matthew Stringer, CEO, Stridon
Thursday 15th May
13:30 – 15:00
Technology is important, but organisational change is essential with…
- Jane McCane, Transformation Coordinator, Thorntons
- Aisling O’Connell, Head of Innovation Policy, Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Hannah Tornow, Postdoc researcher, Oxford Brookes Business School
- Francisco Trincado-Munoz, Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics, Oxford Brookes Business School
- Tim Vorley, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
Friday 16th May
Time: TBC
Imagine there’s no lawyers – Futures of professional services with…
- Simone Boekelaar, Head of Horizon Scanning, Innovate UK
- Tara Chittenden, Foresight manager, Law Society of England and Wales
- Katy Mason, PVC & Dean of Salford Business School
- Martin Spring, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
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